Delaware

Delaware [Context Data]

A. Context Statistics 1 2

General Child Population (Census Bureau) 3
  2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Total children under 18 years 203,451 203,765 203,633 203,576 203,616
Race/ethnicity (%) 4
Alaska Native / American Indian 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3
Asian 3.7 3.9 3.9 4.0 4.0
Black 25.3 25.3 25.3 25.3 25.4
Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander <.1 <.1 <.1 <.1 <.1
Hispanic (of any race) 14.6 14.9 15.3 15.8 16.1
White 50.9 50.4 49.9 49.4 48.8
Two or more races 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.3 5.4
Child population in poverty (%) 17.7 19.4 17.4 18.5 18.7
Child Welfare Summary 5
  2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Child maltreatment victims 1,482 1,538 1,572 1,542 1,251
Foster care entry rate 1.5 1.9 2.5 2.2 2.0
Children in foster care on 9/30 635 682 780 787 719
Children adopted 84 79 99 108 116
Caseworker Visits 6
  2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Children receiving monthly visits (%) 94 96 94 84 84
Numerator 6,498 6,593 7,234 6,884 6,698
Denominator 6,877 6,877 7,693 8,176 7,949
Children receiving visits in the home (%) 81 82 80 79 78
Numerator 5,235 5,429 5,776 5,433 5,251
Denominator 6,498 6,593 7,234 6,884 6,698

1 The source data for each table is indicated in parentheses for each section. A calendar year is the basis for data from the Census Bureau. Most of the other data on these pages are from the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) or the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) and are based on the federal fiscal year, October 1 through September 30.  Back
2 Data that did not meet the quality standards for inclusion in the report are represented as DQ*. Incomplete data excluded from inclusion in the report are represented as --. For additional information on the data quality thresholds for the Child Welfare Outcomes Report, please reference the full report or the Child Welfare Outcomes data site.  Back
3 The total child population and data on race/ethnicity represent estimates from the Census Bureau https://www.census.gov/data/tables.html . Child poverty data are from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS).  Back
4 For race/ethnicity tables, all races exclude children of Hispanic origin. The Child Welfare Outcomes Report data site http://cwoutcomes.acf.hhs.gov/cwodatasite provides alternative race/ethnicity breakdowns in which race and ethnicity are treated as two separate categories.  Back
5 A child victim is defined as a child for whom the state determined at least one maltreatment was substantiated or indicated. This includes a child who died of child abuse and neglect. This is a change from prior years when children with dispositions of alternative response victim were included as victims. The rate for foster care entry is per 1,000 children in the state population. Data on child maltreatment victims are from NCANDS. Data on foster care entry rate, children in foster care on 9/30, and children adopted are from AFCARS.  Back
6 The reporting population subject to the caseworker visits requirements includes all children under age 18 for at least the first day of the FY (October 1) who have been in foster care for at least one full calendar month during the FY. All states have the option of using an approved sampling procedure for the caseworker visits reporting requirement.  Back

B. Child Maltreatment Data (National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System [NCANDS]) 7

Overview Maltreatment Information 8
  2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
  Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate
Children subject of an investigated report alleging child maltreatment 13,262 65.2 per 1,000 13,994 68.7 per 1,000 13,861 68.1 per 1,000 13,281 65.2 per 1,000 12,180 59.8 per 1,000
Total child maltreatment victims 1,482 7.3 per 1,000 1,538 7.5 per 1,000 1,572 7.7 per 1,000 1,542 7.6 per 1,000 1,251 6.1 per 1,000
Child Fatalities 5 2.5 per 100,000 1 0.5 per 100,000 0 0.0 per 100,000 4 2.0 per 100,000 4 2.0 per 100,000
Age of Child Victims (%)
  2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Under 1 year 9.0 10.6 11.4 10.6 10.1
1 year 6.5 6.9 6.5 6.8 6.3
2 years 5.7 6.2 5.8 6.0 5.7
3 years 6.3 6.5 6.9 5.6 5.4
4 years 6.1 6.2 5.2 5.6 6.4
5 years 6.7 5.7 6.4 7.1 7.0
6 years 5.1 6.3 6.6 6.7 7.0
7 years 7.3 7.2 7.3 6.4 6.2
8 years 5.9 6.1 5.7 5.7 5.8
9 years 4.8 4.8 5.2 5.1 5.4
10 years 4.3 4.6 5.5 5.5 5.5
11 years 4.5 5.1 5.0 5.6 5.4
12 years 5.4 4.5 4.5 4.0 3.8
13 years 3.9 4.0 3.9 4.3 5.4
14 years 4.9 4.0 5.5 3.8 4.0
15 years 4.5 4.4 3.6 4.0 3.8
16 years 5.6 3.5 3.1 4.0 3.2
17 years 3.4 3.4 2.0 2.9 3.6
18+ years 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Missing data <.1 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.2
Number 1,482 1,538 1,572 1,542 1,251
Race/Ethnicity of Child Victims (%)
  2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Alaska Native / American Indian 0.0 <.1 0.1 0.3 0.0
Asian 0.6 0.9 0.9 0.5 0.3
Black 44.9 48.0 42.4 44.9 41.7
Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0
Hispanic (of any race) 12.5 12.0 13.7 12.4 13.3
White 38.4 35.9 39.2 37.9 40.9
Two or more races 3.2 2.7 3.1 3.6 3.4
Missing data 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.1 0.3
Number 1,482 1,538 1,572 1,542 1,251
Maltreatment Types of Child Victims (%) 9
  2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Emotional abuse 35.4 43.1 39.4 39.2 --
Medical neglect 1.1 0.8 1.5 1.4 --
Neglect 33.6 29.6 28.9 29.4 61.4
Physical abuse 19.6 18.3 19.5 19.1 20.9
Sexual abuse 10.7 7.1 9.0 7.1 10.2
Missing data 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other 9.9 9.9 13.1 17.5 16.5
Number 1,482 1,538 1,572 1,542 1,251
Time to Investigation (in hours) 10
  2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Mean 184.6 203.9 215.7 301.7 321.0
Median >96 but<120 >96 but<120 >96 but<120 >96 but<120 >96 but<120

7 The unique count of child victims counts a child only once regardless of the number of times he or she was found to be a victim during the reporting year.  Back
8 The rates for Child Protective Services responses and victims are per 1,000 children under age 18; for fatalities, the rate is per 100,000 children under age 18.  Back
9 These percentages are calculated against the number of unique victims. A child may have been the victim of more than one type of maltreatment, or the same type of maltreatment more than once. As a result, the total percentages both within and across maltreatment categories may exceed 100.  Back
10 Response time is defined as the time between the report of suspected maltreatment and the first face-to-face contact with the alleged victim or with another person who can provide information on the allegation.  Back

C. Characteristics of Children in Foster Care (Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System [AFCARS] Foster Care File)

Overview Foster Care Information
  In Foster Care on 10/1 FY Entered Foster Care in FY Exited Foster Care in FY In Foster Care on 9/30 FY
  2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Total number 666 609 662 739 683 314 397 501 451 406 345 324 383 403 370 635 682 780 787 719
Median length of stay (months) 15.3 15.4 12.6 11.8 12.8 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 16.0 18.3 14.7 14.9 13.8 15.7 12.8 11.8 13.0 14.2
Age of Children in Foster Care (%)
  In Foster Care on 10/1 FY Entered Foster Care in FY Exited Foster Care in FY In Foster Care on 9/30 FY
  2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Under 1 year 5.4 6.9 6.8 8.0 10.1 17.2 17.9 20.6 22.8 18.7 2.9 4.9 6.0 7.4 5.9 6.6 6.7 7.8 9.3 7.1
1 year 8.3 5.3 8.5 8.1 6.4 5.4 8.6 6.0 4.9 4.2 8.7 6.5 9.4 10.7 11.6 5.8 8.4 7.9 5.7 8.5
2 years 7.1 7.2 5.7 7.4 6.0 5.4 7.6 6.4 5.1 6.4 9.6 9.0 7.8 10.7 10.8 6.6 5.9 7.2 6.0 3.6
3 years 4.4 5.4 5.9 5.5 5.0 5.1 4.8 6.4 1.6 3.2 4.9 7.4 6.8 5.5 5.9 5.4 5.7 5.5 4.6 3.6
4 years 4.1 3.3 5.4 4.5 4.7 4.8 5.0 4.0 5.3 3.7 6.4 4.3 6.8 4.7 6.5 3.5 5.4 4.4 4.2 3.2
5 years 3.8 4.1 4.4 4.9 5.1 4.5 4.3 4.0 3.1 3.0 4.1 3.4 4.4 5.0 5.1 3.8 4.3 4.7 4.7 4.2
6 years 3.6 3.9 3.5 4.1 4.2 2.9 2.3 6.0 4.0 4.2 4.3 2.8 5.5 6.0 4.1 3.8 3.4 4.2 4.1 4.9
7 years 2.7 2.8 4.5 4.5 4.0 4.1 5.8 6.0 4.9 2.5 3.2 3.4 5.0 2.0 3.0 2.8 4.4 4.4 3.9 3.6
8 years 3.9 3.4 4.1 4.2 4.7 2.2 3.0 3.6 3.8 4.2 2.6 3.1 5.2 5.5 4.3 3.5 4.0 4.2 4.3 3.5
9 years 3.5 3.9 3.6 3.8 4.7 3.5 4.0 2.8 2.4 2.7 2.9 2.5 2.6 2.0 3.0 3.9 3.5 3.8 4.2 4.7
10 years 3.5 3.4 4.1 3.7 3.5 4.1 2.0 4.6 2.9 3.4 4.1 3.7 2.6 3.7 2.2 3.5 4.4 3.6 3.7 4.6
11 years 4.8 3.6 3.3 5.4 3.8 3.8 5.3 4.0 5.1 3.4 4.6 3.7 3.9 5.2 4.3 3.6 3.2 5.1 3.4 3.8
12 years 3.8 4.8 3.9 3.7 5.1 3.8 2.8 2.6 3.8 4.4 1.7 1.2 2.3 2.2 3.5 4.9 4.0 3.7 5.2 4.2
13 years 4.4 5.1 5.0 4.2 4.0 4.1 3.0 4.4 4.2 4.4 2.3 2.5 3.4 2.7 2.2 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.3 5.3
14 years 4.7 4.6 5.4 6.1 5.1 3.2 4.5 6.4 5.3 7.6 2.0 1.9 3.1 2.5 2.7 4.6 5.4 6.4 5.2 6.0
15 years 6.9 6.4 7.3 6.4 7.6 6.4 6.3 4.4 7.1 8.4 4.1 3.4 3.1 4.2 4.3 6.1 6.9 6.7 7.8 7.8
16 years 10.7 9.2 6.6 6.5 8.5 8.3 4.5 4.0 7.3 8.4 3.8 4.9 2.9 3.2 4.1 9.1 6.5 7.1 9.3 10.0
17 years 12.5 13.3 10.0 7.2 7.5 11.1 8.3 4.0 6.4 7.1 6.1 4.0 3.9 3.0 5.9 13.7 10.4 7.1 7.9 10.0
18 years 2.3 3.0 2.0 1.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 20.6 25.0 14.4 11.9 10.5 3.5 2.6 1.8 2.0 1.5
19 years 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.2 2.5 0.8 2.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.4 0.1 0.0
20+ years 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0
Missing data 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Race/Ethnicity of Children in Foster Care (%)
  In Foster Care on 10/1 FY Entered Foster Care in FY Exited Foster Care in FY In Foster Care on 9/30 FY
  2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Alaska Native / American Indian 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Asian 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.6 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
Black 48.5 47.0 48.6 47.4 47.3 48.1 51.9 46.3 44.3 46.8 48.1 47.8 45.2 42.4 45.4 48.5 49.4 48.8 48.2 48.0
Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Hispanic (of any race) 10.4 11.5 12.5 10.8 11.9 8.6 8.1 9.4 10.2 10.1 8.4 7.4 13.3 9.9 9.5 10.6 11.4 10.1 10.9 12.1
White 34.4 34.6 32.8 33.2 32.9 37.9 34.0 37.5 39.5 34.2 37.4 35.8 37.3 38.2 36.2 34.5 33.7 33.6 34.2 32.0
Two or more races 6.5 6.7 6.0 8.5 7.8 5.1 6.0 6.4 5.8 8.6 5.5 8.6 3.9 9.2 8.6 6.3 5.4 7.3 6.6 7.8
Unknown 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0
Missing data 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

D. Characteristics of Children "Waiting for Adoption" 11 (AFCARS Foster Care File)

Children Waiting for Adoption
  2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Total waiting children 202 223 254 281 252
Number of waiting children whose parents' rights have been terminated 118 120 115 130 121

11 There is no federal definition for a child waiting to be adopted. The definition used in the tables on this page includes children and youth through age 17 who have a goal of adoption and/or whose parents' parental rights have been terminated. It excludes children 16 years old and older whose parents' parental rights have been terminated and who have a goal of emancipation. A state's own definition may differ from that used here.  Back

Age of Children Waiting for Adoption (%) 12
  2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Under 1 year 5.9 4.0 4.7 6.8 2.4
1 year 9.9 12.1 9.8 8.5 10.7
2 years 9.4 7.6 9.4 9.6 4.4
3 years 6.4 6.3 5.9 5.3 6.0
4 years 4.0 6.3 5.5 6.8 3.2
5 years 5.4 4.9 7.5 5.3 4.8
6 years 3.5 5.4 2.4 4.3 6.3
7 years 5.0 4.9 5.1 3.2 5.6
8 years 5.0 4.5 6.3 6.4 4.8
9 years 6.4 5.8 3.9 7.1 6.3
10 years 4.0 6.3 4.3 4.3 6.7
11 years 5.0 3.6 7.9 4.6 5.2
12 years 6.9 4.9 3.5 5.7 6.0
13 years 4.0 6.7 4.3 3.6 6.3
14 years 4.0 4.0 7.9 5.7 3.6
15 years 4.5 4.0 4.3 7.1 5.2
16 years 4.0 4.0 3.5 3.9 8.7
17 years 6.9 4.5 3.5 1.8 4.0

12 Children older than 17 years fall outside of the definition used to identify waiting children and are therefore excluded from this table.  Back

Race/Ethnicity of Children Waiting for Adoption (%)
  2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Alaska Native / American Indian 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Asian 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Black 52.0 48.4 51.2 50.2 43.7
Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Hispanic (of any race) 11.4 13.5 12.2 11.4 11.9
White 26.7 30.9 26.8 32.7 34.5
Two or more races 9.9 7.2 9.8 5.7 9.9
Unknown 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Missing data 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

E. Characteristics of Children Adopted (AFCARS Adoption File)

Children Adopted
  2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Total children adopted 84 79 99 108 116
Age of Children Adopted (%)
  2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Under 1 year 1.2 1.3 4.0 0.9 2.6
1 year 14.3 15.2 17.2 19.4 20.7
2 years 23.8 22.8 14.1 16.7 20.7
3 years 10.7 19.0 7.1 9.3 12.9
4 years 8.3 7.6 17.2 5.6 9.5
5 years 4.8 5.1 6.1 12.0 7.8
6 years 5.9 5.1 8.1 7.4 2.6
7 years 5.9 8.9 6.1 2.8 3.5
8 years 1.2 1.3 2.0 7.4 6.0
9 years 2.4 2.5 5.1 2.8 4.3
10 years 8.3 3.8 3.0 6.5 1.7
11 years 7.1 3.8 5.1 3.7 2.6
12 years 0.0 2.5 4.0 2.8 1.7
13 years 2.4 0.0 0.0 0.9 1.7
14 years 1.2 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.9
15 years 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9
16 years 2.4 0.0 0.0 0.9 0.0
17 years 0.0 1.3 0.0 0.9 0.0
18 years 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
19 years 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
20+ years 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Race/Ethnicity of Children Adopted (%)
  2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Alaska Native / American Indian 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Asian 0.0 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0
Black 36.9 34.2 37.4 30.6 38.8
Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Hispanic (of any race) 9.5 7.6 15.2 11.1 6.9
White 45.2 41.8 41.4 35.2 43.1
Two or more races 8.3 15.2 6.1 23.2 11.2
Unknown 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Missing data 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Delaware [Outcomes Data]

Reduce Recurrence of Child Abuse and/or Neglect (NCANDS)

Recurrence of Maltreatment Within 6 Months (%)
  2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Children without a recurrence 97.9 98.5 97.5 98.1 97.7
Children with one or more recurrences 2.1 1.5 2.5 1.9 2.3
Number 715 678 722 792 574

Reduce the Incidence of Child Abuse and/or Neglect in Foster Care (NCANDS and AFCARS Foster Care File)

2.1 Maltreatment in Foster Care (%)
  2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Children maltreated while in foster care 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Children not maltreated while in foster care 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
Number 980 1,006 1,163 1,190 1,089

Increase Permanency for Children in Foster Care (AFCARS Foster Care File)

3.1 Exits of Children From Foster Care (%)
  2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Adoption 24.3 24.4 25.8 27.0 30.8
Guardianship 15.9 14.8 20.6 19.4 22.7
Reunification 38.3 32.7 38.1 39.2 17.0
Other 21.2 28.1 15.4 14.4 10.5
Missing data 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 18.9
Number 345 324 383 403 370
Exits of Children With a Diagnosed Disability (%)
  2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Adoption 21.3 24.8 28.8 30.7 32.3
Guardianship 12.3 8.3 15.2 14.7 13.4
Reunification 34.4 20.3 27.3 26.0 11.8
Other 32.0 46.6 28.8 28.7 23.6
Missing data 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 18.9
Number 122 133 132 150 127
Exits of Children Older than Age 12 at Entry Into Foster Care (%)
  2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Adoption 1.9 0.0 0.0 1.1 0.0
Guardianship 11.7 9.3 16.5 13.2 22.8
Reunification 35.0 27.1 33.0 34.1 13.0
Other 50.5 63.6 50.5 51.6 37.0
Missing data 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 27.2
Number 103 107 91 91 92

Increase Permanency for Children in Foster Care (Continued)

Exits to Emancipation (%)
  2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Children age 12 or younger at entry 29.2 25.3 20.4 18.9 10.0
Children older than 12 at entry 70.8 74.7 79.6 81.1 90.0
Missing data 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Number 72 87 54 53 30
Exits by Race/Ethnicity (%)
  Alaska Native / American Indian Asian Black (non-Hispanic)
  2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Adoption 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 19.3 17.4 20.8 19.9 26.8
Guardianship 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 14.5 14.8 22.5 21.1 23.2
Reunification 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 36.1 36.8 40.5 40.9 13.1
Other 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 29.5 31.0 16.2 18.1 12.5
Missing data 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 24.4
Number 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 166 155 173 171 168
Exits by Race/Ethnicity (%)
  Native Hawaiian/Other Pac. Is. Hispanic (of any race) White (non-Hispanic)
  2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Adoption 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 27.6 25.0 31.4 32.5 34.3 28.7 27.6 28.7 24.0 33.6
Guardianship 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.4 8.3 17.6 7.5 22.9 19.4 18.1 19.6 23.4 20.9
Reunification 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 51.7 45.8 35.3 42.5 22.9 39.5 25.9 36.4 40.9 23.1
Other 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 17.2 20.8 15.7 17.5 5.7 12.4 28.4 15.4 11.7 9.7
Missing data 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 14.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 12.7
Number 0 0 0 0 0 29 24 51 40 35 129 116 143 154 134
Exits by Race/Ethnicity (%)
  Unable to Determine Two or More Races Missing Data
  2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Adoption 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 36.8 46.4 40.0 67.6 37.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Guardianship 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 26.3 7.1 20.0 8.1 28.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Reunification 0.0 0.0 100.0 100.0 0.0 21.1 28.6 33.3 18.9 6.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Other 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 15.8 17.9 6.7 5.4 6.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Missing data 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 21.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Number 0 0 1 1 0 19 28 15 37 32 0 0 0 0 0

Reduce Time to Reunification Without Increasing Reentry (AFCARS Foster Care File)

Time to Reunification (%)
  2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Less than 12 mos. 52.3 60.4 62.3 65.8 73.0
At least 12 mos., but less than 24 mos. 39.4 24.5 32.2 25.9 12.7
At least 24 mos., but less than 36 mos. 5.3 11.3 4.1 7.0 6.3
At least 36 mos., but less than 48 mos. 0.8 0.9 0.7 0.6 3.2
48 or more mos. 2.3 2.8 0.7 0.6 1.6
Missing data 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.2
Number 132 106 146 158 63
Children Reentering Foster Care (%)
  2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Children entering care for the first time 83.4 88.4 86.4 82.9 83.0
Children reentering care within 12 mos. of a prior episode 3.5 5.0 4.8 9.5 8.4
Children reentering care more than 12 mos. after a prior episode 13.1 6.5 8.8 7.3 6.2
Missing data 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 2.5
Number 314 397 501 451 406

Reduce Time in Foster Care to Adoption (AFCARS Foster Care File)

Time to Adoption (%)
  2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Less than 12 mos. 4.8 5.1 5.1 7.3 7.9
At least 12 mos., but less than 24 mos. 28.6 32.9 39.4 37.6 36.0
At least 24 mos., but less than 36 mos. 51.2 32.9 31.3 36.7 38.6
At least 36 mos., but less than 48 mos. 4.8 22.8 17.2 8.3 12.3
48 or more mos. 10.7 6.3 7.1 10.1 5.3
Missing data 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Number 84 79 99 109 114

Increase Placement Stability (AFCARS Foster Care File)

Number of Placements by Time in Care (%)
  In Care Less Than 12 Months In Care at Least 12 months but Less Than 24 months In Care for 24 Months or Longer Time in Care Missing or Out of Range
  2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Children with 2 or fewer placements 86.3 85.7 83.3 84.8 84.7 66.0 62.1 64.4 59.5 63.8 32.0 31.3 32.1 31.9 29.9 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Children with 3 or more placements 13.7 14.3 16.7 15.2 14.7 34.0 37.9 35.6 40.5 36.2 68.0 68.8 67.9 68.1 70.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Missing Placement setting counts 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total number 379 440 556 528 483 250 261 326 363 293 350 304 280 298 311 1 1 1 1 2

Reduce Placement of Young Children in Group Homes or Institutions (AFCARS Foster Care File)

Most Recent Placement Settings of Children Who Entered Care During the Fiscal Year and Were Age 12 or Younger at the Time of This Placement (%)
  2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Group homes 6.3 1.4 2.1 1.0 2.7
Institution 1.5 1.0 2.6 1.0 3.5
Other settings 92.2 97.6 95.3 98.1 91.2
Missing data 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.7
Number 206 288 383 312 260